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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 07, 2019 • 14 min read

Microfinance institutions Left with nothing

By Paul Millar and Veng Sonita • Aug 07, 2019
With the backing of the world’s development agencies, Cambodia’s microfinance institutions stand accused of driving the nation’s most vulnerable ever deeper into debt – forcing them to sell off their land when the time comes to collect

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 05, 2019 • 11 min read

Regional development Free from darkness

By Simon Roughneen • Aug 05, 2019
Last year, the fishing village of Kwangko in Indonesia’s remote east was finally connected to the national electricity supply. But to close the gap between east and west, the nation’s infrastructure has miles to go

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 01, 2019 • 6 min read

Analysis Tired of winning

By Nguyen Khac Giang • Aug 01, 2019
Vietnam has emerged as a key winner of Trump's trade war. But a wrong move could see the nation earning nothing but enemies in its triumph

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 25, 2019 • 10 min read

Infrastructure funding No tax, no spend

By Simon Roughneen • Jul 25, 2019
Southeast Asia’s governments have some of the world’s smallest tax takes, leaving the region struggling to pay for infrastructure and budget for health and education

Money • Jul 18, 2019 • 10 min read
Poverty

Living on the edge

Scraping through the refuse of Yangon’s slums for scraps to sell, children and adults alike find themselves caught between economic crisis in the countryside and a rapidly developing city that threatens to swallow their makeshift homes
By Lorcan Lovett

Money • Jul 16, 2019 • 15 min read
Piracy

A pirate’s paradise

In part two of our deep dive into modern-day piracy, we investigate why the region's governments seem willing to turn a blind eye to the pirates plundering their seas
By Robin Spiess

Money • Jul 15, 2019 • 14 min read
Piracy

Black spots

High-seas hijackings are often seen as a thing of the past. But experts say that Southeast Asia's modern-day pirates have just become better at hiding their crimes
By Robin Spiess

Money • Jul 05, 2019 • 10 min read
New media

Creative destruction

We sit down with some of the leading lights of Southeast Asia's media startup scene to talk about the way forward for the region's press
By Thomas Brent

Money • Jun 27, 2019 • 15 min read
Analysis

Debt traps

Cambodians are sinking deep in debt to meet their basic needs. And with the Kingdom's financial sector so reliant on foreign investment, it won't take much for the house of cards to come crashing down
By David Hutt

Money • Jun 24, 2019 • 13 min read
Garment waste

Out of fashion

Enough clothes have already been made to outfit everyone on the planet. But with rampant overproduction leaving more and more fabric waste in landfill, it's time to find a solution
By Amanda Kaufmann

Money • Jun 13, 2019 • 17 min read
Automobile industry

Thrifty shades of grey

In Cambodia, entrenched corruption has given birth to a grey market for new luxury vehicles – a market that threatens to force official importers out of the country and stifle the local economy
By Robin Spiess

Money • Jun 03, 2019 • 18 min read
Casinos

Show me the money

As dozens of casinos set up shop in Cambodia each year, they stand to make millions annually – but the Kingdom has yet to rake in its fair share of the industry’s rising profits
By Robin Spiess